Red Bank High School - Log Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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Regional Voters Approve New School f m aid mm i for RB. Rtt. I J(MV » -SOW w.,- Students Joe Child, Todd Jailer, and Donna Galbraith distribute posters and flyers to promote the referendum The final tally election night. General applause from community members: (left to right) Board presi- dent, Sam Hathaway; Daily Register reporter, Paul Kern, Board secretary, Sal Giovenco; Pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church, The Rev Kenneth Grayson. I 22

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Board member William Graff and P.T.A. President Mrs. Henry Stravie talk about the new school referendum. Board member Mrs. lean Towers discusses the referendum with a concerned citizen 21

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Board members Henry Sievenson and Earl Morris are hopeful as they watch the votes come in after the polls close. December 16 finally arrived, and the voting booths opened at 4:00. The Vote Yes Commit- tee campaigned vigorously for passage of the referendum, offering transportation to the poll- ing places when needed. As a result of the in- terest in the three communities, voter turnout was the heaviest in the history of the Board, with the total number of ballots cast exceeding three thousand. Of the six polling districts involved, only the Markham Place, Little Silver district rejected Proposal Number One (The Basic School). The final tally showed 1,748 votes in favor of the proposal and 1,313 against. The proposal for the swimming pool, however, was defeated by a vote of 1,251 in favor to 1,743 against. The refer- endum marked a major victory for the Red Bank Regional Board of [due at ion, and began a new era in the history of the school district. Con- struction on the new site should begin before the end of 1972. 23